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Page 356

LSI Corporation Confidential

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July 2011

MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide

Chapter 8: Configuration

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Changing Power Settings

3. Select the Allow unconfigured drives to enter Power-Save mode check box and

click Ok.

The second Power Settings window appears, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 223: Power Settings Dialog – Spin Down Time Delay Setting

4. Enter the time delay in minutes before the unconfigured drives spin down

automatically.

After the specified time, the drives spin down automatically.

5. Click Ok.

Your power settings are saved. In the Physical tab of the main menu window, the
nodes for the unconfigured good drives that are spun down appear with -
Powersave after their status.

8.5.1

Enhanced Dimmer Switch

Power Settings

This section describes how to change the power-save settings using the Dimmer
Switch Enhancement (using the Power-Save mode).

1. Select a controller icon in the Physical tab or the Logical tab in the left panel of the

MegaRAID Storage Manager window.

2. Select Go To>>Controller>>Manage Power Settings from the menu bar.

The Manage Power Save Settings window appears, as displayed in the following
figure.